East Rochester board picks new justice after rare tie

7:25 PM,
Nov. 20, 2012

David Bonacchi

Written by

Justin Murphy
Staff writer

Fourteen days after the final ballot was cast, the village finally has its new justice.

Republican David Bonacchi became the newest town justice thanks to a 4-1 vote by the Town/Village Board on Tuesday night, a bizarre contingency that became necessary after Bonacchi and Democrat Dennis Greco each earned exactly 1,274 votes in the popular election for town justice.

The village waited fitfully for a tie-breaking absentee ballot before Monday's deadline, but none was forthcoming. The Republican-dominated board then voted Tuesday in accordance with tie-breaking procedure. ...